Hit 10,000 miles on points this year and didn't even try

I checked my credit card rewards balance this morning and somehow racked up 10,457 miles since January just from normal spending on groceries and gas. No crazy signup bonuses or anything, just the everyday stuff plus a cheap flight to Portland back in March. Has anyone else been surprised by how fast those points add up when you aren't paying attention?

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jesse_nguyen1mo agoMost Upvoted

Man, same thing happened to me last year with my airline card. I just put my monthly bills and the occasional dinner out on it, nothing special, and somehow ended up with like 8,000 miles by November. It's wild how the small stuff adds up when you're not staring at the balance every week. The flight to Portland probably gave you a nice boost too, even if it was cheap. I used my miles to grab a ticket to visit my sister for Thanksgiving and it felt like I got something for nothing.

barbaraw161mo ago

Wait, @jesse_nguyen, isn't it usually 25,000 miles for a domestic flight though?

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